Joe Quesada is an American comic artist who co-founded the Marvel Knights imprint with Jimmy Palmiotti in 1998 — revitalising Daredevil, The Punisher and The Inhumans under writers including Kevin Smith and Brian Michael Bendis. He served as Marvel Comics’ Editor-in-Chief from 2000 to 2011 and later as Chief Creative Officer, guiding the publisher’s creative direction during its rise to cultural dominance.